Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Mariner
Coorong, 40 miles below Murray River Mouth, South Australia.
Mariner was a schooner built in 1839 and lost on 07/11/1845. On Thursday 23 October 1845, the schooner Mariner departed from Port Phillip Heads (Melbourne) on a journey to Adelaide. The captain of the Mariner was a man named Henry Lodwick, and in addition to the crew of five sailors, she was carrying seven passeng
The oddity, explained
Why is Mariner unusual?
Mariner appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Mariner was a schooner built in 1839 and lost on 07/11/1845. On Thursday 23 October 1845, the schooner Mariner departed from Port Phillip Heads (Melbourne) on a journey to Adelaide. The captain of the Mariner was a man named Henry Lodwick, and in addition to the crew of five sailors, she was carrying seven passeng. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural. Compare nearby records and the linked country or category collection to understand how this entry relates to places supported by the same governed evidence.
Evidence and further exploration
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